Simone Bartesaghi
Simone Bartesaghi is an Italian award-winning filmmaker who has been
recognized by the Directors Guild of America (DGA) and AMPTP (Alliance of
Motion Picture and Television Producer) as an ³Alien of Extraordinary
Ability in Directing².
At the age of 24 Simone received his Master¹s Degree in Economics at
the University of Pisa, Italy. Three years later he established a
successful Consulting Company specializing in Corporate Organization and
Planning. In 2001 he gave up his thriving career to pursue his childhood
dream.
Two years later he won several prizes as the Writer/Director of short
films, but the highest recognition came when he won the first and second
place at the Milan International Film Festival, and became the recipient
of both the Top and second Award, TWO Scholarships for THE LOS ANGELES
FILM SCHOOL.
Only four years after his arrival in the United States, Simone
directed his first feature film DOWNSTREAM, that acquired a limited
theatrical release and also received the prestigious Accolade Award.
Simone new feature is a 3D Action Thriller called RUN that he wrote and
directed. The movie is about the new discipline Parkour (Freerunning) with
a rich cast including Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight), Adrian Pasdar
(Heroes), Kelsey Chow (Pair of Kings) and William Moseley (Chronicles of
Narnia).
Simone¹s accomplishments have been recognized by the school he
graduated from and for which he is now an Instructor in Directing. He
believes that organization makes creativity work and that there is only
one language that everybody can comprehend: The Language Of Images.
